Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 03:34:33 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: Niclas Zeising <lothrandil@n00b.apagnu.se> Cc: jkois@FreeBSD.org, doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-doc@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install chapter.sgml Message-ID: <20061108033433.36eb4b9c.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <455107FE.5060007@n00b.apagnu.se> References: <200611061508.kA6F8IZ4025869@repoman.freebsd.org> <200611062051.02480.jkois@freebsd.org> <20061107091746.66ebc147.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <200611072057.22893.jkois@freebsd.org> <20061107154511.18fe0927.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <455107FE.5060007@n00b.apagnu.se>
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On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:26:06 +0100 Niclas Zeising <lothrandil@n00b.apagnu.se> wrote: > Tom Rhodes wrote: > > On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:57:16 +0100 > > Johann Kois <jkois@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > >> On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:17 Tom Rhodes wrote: > >>> On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 20:50:55 +0100 > >>> > >>> Johann Kois <jkois@freebsd.org> wrote: > >>>> Hello, > >>>> > >>>> On Monday, 6 November 2006 16:08 Tom Rhodes wrote: > >>>>> trhodes 2006-11-06 15:08:18 UTC > >>>>> > >>>>> FreeBSD doc repository > >>>>> > >>>>> Modified files: > >>>>> en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install chapter.sgml > >>>>> Log: > >>>>> Mention one commerical and one free application which may be > >>>>> used to resize NTFS partitions. > >>>>> > >>>>> PR: 98941 and 71980 > >>>>> > >>>>> Revision Changes Path > >>>>> 1.335 +2 -2 > >>>>> doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml > >>>> Hm. Not quite. ;-) > >>>> > >>>> Just a few lines below your change I can stil read the following: > >>>> > >>>> "... <application>&partitionmagic;</application> is the only one of > >>>> the above applications that can resize <acronym>NTFS</acronym> > >>>> partitions.</para> ... " > >>> See, "grep" isn't perfect ... err, my grep strings aren't, or > >>> something. Thanks! > >> I am afraid today is my "nitpicking day" ... ;-) > >> > >> But now this paragraph tells us that all these tools (including > >> Partition Magic) can only resize FAT16 and FAT32 partitions > >> and doesn't mention NTFS partitions at all. > >> > >> So maybe we should change the last sentence in this paragraph into > >> something like this: > >> > >> ... All these tools can resize FAT16 and FAT32 partitions used in > >> MS-DOS through Windows ME. Additionally GParted and Partition > >> Magic are able to resize NTFS partions (used in Windows NT through > >> Windows 2000/XP/Vista) too... > > > > See, I don't like this. Mainly I recall a magazine discussing a > > "WinFS" to replace NTFS in Vista. Has it happened? I don't know, > > honestly. In fact, I don't want to say that Partition Magic will > > work this way, my testing has only shown Partition Magic to resize > > Windows NT 3, 4, and 2K. I have not been able to test it on XP > > (girlfriend won't let me), or Vista. So there is a fear of me > > listing NTFS with confidence, yet, my version is at least three > > years old. > > > > I'll come up with something or other ... does it work on > > OS/2? ;) > > > > Shouldn't you be able to get what Partition Magic supports from > Symantec's website? > http://www.powerquest.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=sp&pvid=pm80 > > They state that Windows NT, 98, Me is supported, along with 2000 and XP, > so I assume that it is able to resize NTFS partitions on at least NT, > 2000 and XP. Can and will look into it. Thanks, -- Tom Rhodes
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